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Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board vs SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver

A side-by-side comparison of source-backed specifications within the same subcategory.

9 shared specs3 scored

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AdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board2448

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SparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverROB-22132

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Directional spec summary

Counts across 3 numeric specifications with a clear higher-or-lower direction.

Part A leads

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Part B leads

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Specifications

9 specifications compared side by side.

Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board / SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
Compare bySpecification	AAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board	BSparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver
Electrical2
Continuous output current / channel	1.2 A	1.4 A0.2 A higher
Peak output current / channel	3 A1 A higher	2 A
Control & communication7
Board kind	Motor driver	Motor driver
Board architecture	Standalone board	Standalone board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	motor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;robotics	motor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics
SDK available	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
Motor driveUse-dependent	Multi mode	BLDC foc
Motor channels	21 higher	1

AAdafruitAdafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board

BSparkFunSparkFun IoT Brushless Motor Driver

Electrical2

Continuous output current / channel

Part A1.2 A

Part B1.4 A0.2 A higher

Peak output current / channel

Part A3 A1 A higher

Part B2 A

Control & communication7

Board kind

Part AMotor driver

Part BMotor driver

Board architecture

Part AStandalone board

Part BStandalone board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Amotor_driver;brushed_dc;stepper;robotics

Part Bmotor_driver;bldc;iot;robotics

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

Motor driveUse-dependent

Part AMulti mode

Part BBLDC foc

Motor channels

Part A21 higher

Part B1

Product sources

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Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC/Stepper Motor Driver Breakout BoardOpen source ↗

SparkFun IoT Brushless Motor DriverOpen source ↗